BJ Putnam Reef
29.93°N · 85.83°W
Species
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Why this score
Current regulations
In effect nowWhat you can keep at this spot today
- Daily limit
- 2 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 16"
- Gear
- Reef fish gear requirements apply
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- 2026 fall season, Fri-Sun only. 2 per person within snapper aggregate; charter captain and crew zero. Private vessels only in federal waters.
- Season
- Oct 30 to Nov 1
Source: FWC · Federal Gulf Waters off Florida · synced today
Seasonality
52-week view · today highlightedWhen Red Snapper is best at this spot
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About BJ Putnam Reef
BJ Putnam Reef is an artificial reef in the federal Gulf waters off Panama City, Florida, positioned at 29.9302, -85.8349. The site sits offshore along the Florida Panhandle coast, where placed structure on the Gulf floor creates habitat in an area otherwise lacking natural relief. Artificial reefs like this one concentrate baitfish and draw reef-associated species to a defined footprint. Coordinates matter here, because the structure occupies a specific spot rather than spreading across a broad bottom feature. Anglers heading out from Panama City treat it as a fixed offshore waypoint within the region's network of deployed reef sites.
BJ Putnam Reef is one of the spots we track around Panama City. More spots in Panama City · All of Florida.
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